Section 5502 · Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are to help ensure the continued leadership of the United States in high-performance computing networking and information technology and its applications by—

(1) expanding supporting Federal support for research, development, and application of high-performance computing networking and information technology in order to—

(A) expand the number of researchers, educators, and students with training in high-performance computing networking and information technology and access to high-performance computing networking and information technology resources;

(D) (C) stimulate research on and promote the more rapid development and wider distribution of high-end computing systems software tools and applications software;

(E) (D) accelerate the development of high-end computing systems and subsystems;

(F) (E) provide for the application of high-performance computing networking and information technology to Grand Challenges;

(G) (F) invest in basic research and education, and promote the inclusion of high-performance computing networking and information technology into educational institutions at all levels; and

(H) (G) promote greater collaboration among government, Federal laboratories, industry, high-performance high-end computing centers, and universities;

(2) improving the interagency planning and coordination of Federal research and development on high-performance computing networking and information technology and maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government's high-performance computing network networking and information technology research and development programs;